Word · Frequency #23619
unfathomable
难以理解的；无法理解的
Impossible to understand or comprehend.
- 1.
Impossible to fathom.
深不可测的；不可理解的。
- 2.
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
深不可测的
- 3.
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
深如深渊,无法测量
- 4.
impossible to come to understand
无法理解的
深不可测的；无法测量的；深不可测的；不可理解的。；深不可测的；深如深渊,无法测量；无法理解的
In use
The new rules were so confusing that the reason behind them was unfathomable even to the manager.
It is unfathomable how she managed to finish the marathon with such a bad knee.
To anyone who has not studied philosophy, the essay's arguments are completely unfathomable.
unfathomable + noun
The scientist pondered the unfathomable mystery of the universe.
科学家思索着宇宙深不可测的奥秘。
be + unfathomable
The depth of the ocean is unfathomable.
海洋的深度深不可测。
unfathomable to + noun/pronoun
表示‘对……来说不可理解’
Connections
Collocations
- unfathomable mystery
- 无法理解的谜团
- The origin of the universe remains an unfathomable mystery.宇宙的起源仍然是一个无法理解的谜团。
- unfathomable depth
- 难以测量的深度
- No one has ever measured the unfathomable depth of the ocean trench.没有人测量过海沟那难以测量的深度。
- unfathomable abyss
- 深不可测的深渊
- The ship disappeared into an unfathomable abyss.那艘船消失在深不可测的深渊中。
- unfathomable sadness
- 深不可测的悲伤
- Behind her calm smile lay unfathomable sadness.在她平静的微笑背后隐藏着深不可测的悲伤。
- unfathomable complexity
- 令人无法理解的复杂性
- The scientist struggled with the unfathomable complexity of the data.这位科学家难以应对数据那令人无法理解的复杂性。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 fathom（英寻）是测水深的单位，像一根探底的绳；un- 加 -able 表示绳子探不到底，所以是深不可测，又引申为无法理解。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、serious news commentary unfathomable 通常属于较正式、有文学色彩的用词，多用于书面语、严肃报道或修辞性表达；口语中较少直接使用，若想表达“难以理解”，日常更常说 impossible to understand。
Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语，描述事物深不可测。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的只有 fathomable（/ˈfæðəməbəl/），与 unfathomable 的重读元音和后续音完全相同。unfathomed 虽同根，但以 -ed 结尾，重音在首音节，不押韵；unfashionable、unforgettable、unbelievable 都以 -able 结尾，但重读元音各不相同（分别为 /æʃ/、/ɡet/、/liːv/），只是拼写上的形似词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.